What are the main ethnic minorities in Taiwan Province Province?

Brief introduction to the distribution of Gaoshan nationality

The residents of Taiwan Province Province are composed of two parts, one is Gaoshan nationality, and the other is mainland immigrants. Gaoshan people are mainly settlers from the mainland before the formation of civilized society, and they became the earliest residents in Taiwan Province Province. After the formation and large-scale development of agricultural society in Taiwan Province Province, with the changes of mainland society, more and more mainland immigrants, mainly from Fujian and Guangdong, and a few immigrants from other provinces arrived in Taiwan Province Province. In the typical island society, Taiwan Province Province has formed a typical immigrant society. Gaoshan people on the island and mainland immigrants together constitute the residents of Taiwan Province Province. Although the number of Gaoshan people is small, they have always been concerned by all walks of life.

The ethnic minorities in Taiwan Province Province are divided into two parts. In the past, they were called "Gaoshan people" living in mountainous areas and "Pingpu people" living in plain areas. Now collectively referred to as "aborigines."

The ethnic minorities in Taiwan Province Province have experienced a long period of development. In the history of China, the feudal ruling group called the surrounding uncivilized and semi-civilized areas "land outside China", and the local residents were also called "fans", which also affected Taiwan Province Province. After the formation of agricultural society, there are two kinds of appellations for local residents in Taiwan Province Province. Those who live in the mountains are called "Shengfan" or "Ye Fan"; Those who live on the flat land are called "old fans" or "original fans". This title is inappropriate and disrespectful to ethnic minorities. Gaoshan people and mainland immigrants, mainly from Fujian and Guangdong, together constitute the residents in Taiwan Province Province.

As of March 2003, out of the total population of 22.42 million in Taiwan Province Province, there are 423,000 ethnic minorities, accounting for 1.9% of the total population, including 654,380+098,000 ethnic minorities in the plains and 225,000 ethnic minorities in the mountainous areas. They mainly live in Hualien County (20.2%), Taitung County (18.3%) and Pingtung County (12.4%), and the rest are scattered all over the country. Overall, 69.2% of ethnic minorities live in rural areas; 30.8% in the capital circle.

1, Ami

2. Atayal people

3. Paiwan

4. Bunun nationality

5. North and South ethnic groups

6. Rukai people

7. Zou nationality

8. Xia Sai nationality

9. Ami nationality

10, Shao nationality

A brief introduction to the distribution of Pingpu nationality, another branch of Gaoshan nationality

Pingpu people live in the western plain and become the main force in the development of Taiwan Province Province. Since the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, a large number of Fujian and Guangdong people have crossed Taiwan Province, and all Pingpu ethnic groups are facing the impact of Chinese culture. The change of external environment makes Pingpu people learn from Fujian and Guangdong immigrants in their lifestyle and economic development. Therefore, the two sides have close contacts and frequent exchanges, and there are many integrations in the long-term historical development process. There are also some Pingpu people who have to move because of the increasingly fierce land competition in the western plain to find another way to survive. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, a relatively large-scale immigration took place. Mainly the Pingpu people in Central China, moved to Yilan and Puli today; Kamalan moved to Hualien and Taitung today; The Silayas moved to the East.

Pingpu descendants and Pingpu researchers have done a lot of work to rescue Pingpu and dig up their historical materials. The existing Pingpu 10 clans are as follows:

1, Ketagalan nationality

The Ketagalan ethnic group was originally distributed in the Taipei Basin, with 32 main ethnic groups, but few of them are still near Taipei, and most of them are unknown.

2. Leilang nationality

The Leilang nationality is mainly distributed in parts of Taipei County and Taoyuan County.

3. Kalmaran people

Kamalan people live in Yilan Plain, with 20 societies, and now live along the coastal highways of Yilan and Hualien.

4. Docas

Doka people live in the coastal plains of Hsinchu and Miaolitai. The main community has 16, and there are still many.

5. Bazehai people

The activity area of Bazehai nationality is centered on Fengyuan, with 16 societies, which are now distributed in Taichung County, Fengyuan and Puli Town in Nantou.

6. the babula people

The main activity area of the Babula nationality is the coastal plain south of Dajiaxi in Taichung County and north of Da 'anxi, and its main residence is Puli Town in Nantou County.

7. Barbosa

Babsas is historically distributed in Changhua Plain and Taichung Basin, south of Dadu River and north of Zhuoshui River. There are 7 communities in Puli Town, Nantou County.

8. He Anya

Anya, on the other hand, has a 13 community in the mountainous area south of Wufeng Township in Taichung County and north of Xinying Town in Tainan County, and now lives in Puli Town in Nantou.

9. Silaya people

The Silaya people are divided into three branches: Silaya, Maka Island and Sishe Pingpu, which are mainly distributed in Jian 'an Plain and live in the mountainous area south of the Tropic of Cancer.

10, low rent for water and sediment

The water lilies are mainly near Sun Moon Lake.

Pingpu nationality has played a very important role in the development of Taiwan Province Province. Pingpu people were the early residents who communicated with Fujian and Guangdong immigrants when they arrived in Taiwan Province Province. After a long historical evolution, it has been sinicized, and there are still about 30,000 to 60,000 people in the Japanese occupation era. Most of Pingpu's languages, customs, systems and cultures have changed or disappeared. However, Pingpu nationality, like Gaoshan nationality, together with Fujian and Guangdong immigrants, has played a very important role in the development and construction of Taiwan Province Province. It is precisely because of the cooperation between Pingpu people and immigrants from Fujian and Guangdong that the initial development was successful.